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BOARD OF REGENTS

Unite disqualified but wins by more than 1,000 votes One-time Ticket to appeal disqualification funds used to finance University Alyson Gaharan Staff Writer

victory by default. The announcement of the new SG president was delayed for more than an hour while the election board deliberated over the content of Unite LSU’s financial documents that were received 30 minutes past the 10 a.m. deadline Wednesday. A UCourt case is set for 7 p.m. tonight to deal with the complaint filed against the Unite LSU ticket’s tardy filing of its campaign’s financial documents.

The funding of the proposed 2014 fiscal year higher education budget forces the Board of Regents to use non-recurring money to fund universities for the first time, putting them at risk of mid-year cuts. “The [2013 to 2014 fiscal year] Executive Budget fundamentally changes the manner in which higher education has been historically funded,” states a Board of Regents document shared between Commissioner of Higher Education Jim Purcell and University presidents. “The predominant source of the state’s support towards higher education funding in the Executive Budget is non-recurring, one-time funds, which by their nature, may not be available for future years.” Higher education is traditionally paid for with money from the general fund, but this year, nearly $700 million was taken out of that fund, while about $600 million was added to another fund within the

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BUDGET, see page 19

photos by MORGAN SEARLES [left] and CONNOR TARTER [right] / The Daily Reveille

[Left] Taylor Parks (left) and John Woodard (right) celebrate Wednesday after receiving the most votes in the Student Government election. Their campaign, Unite LSU, was disqualified pending a UCourt appeal decision. [Right] Kaitlin Torké (left) and T Graham S. Howell (right) of Impact LSU celebrate after seeing the Student Government election results. View more photos from the election announcement, p. 6.

Judah Robinson Senior Contributing Writer

Unite LSU Student Government presidential candidate John Woodard and vice presidential candidate Taylor Parks cheered Wednesday as the announcement came that they received more than 1,000 votes over their opponents, Impact LSU presidential candidate T Graham S. Howell and vice presidential candidate Kaitlin Torké. Despite the landslide of votes, it is unclear if Woodward

and Parks will reign as SG leaders due to being disqualified while default winners Howell and Torké fled the scene moments after the announcement came. Woodard and Parks, who were disqualified for overspending their budget and will go to the University Court tonight over a possible second disqualification for submitting their financial documents late, defeated Howell and Torké on an almost 60 to 40 percent vote of 3,337 to 2,240. The University’s notoriously low

SG voter turnout was around 20 percent, or 5,577, and declined from last year’s general election, which saw around 24 percent, or 6,529 votes. “We want to make sure that we go to UCourt and represent all of our candidates,” Woodard said. “Now we are going to take this head-on and make sure this is straightened out in UCourt.” Although Howell sent The Daily Reveille a statement via email, he refused to speak in person or comment on his controversial

RELIGION

Catholics hopeful for new pope Erin Hebert Contributing Writer

White smoke ascended from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney in Vatican City on Wednesday as the College of Cardinals chose a new leader of the Catholic Church. While cheers echoed throughout Vatican City, they also rose from campus. Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, the first non-European pope in more than 1,000 years and the first Latin American pope in the church’s history, was announced as Pope Benedict XVI’s successor. Bergoglio chose the name Francis, another first in the church’s history. Father Bob Stine of Christ the King Church and Catholic Student

Center said he was hoping for a non-European pope to show that the Catholic Church has a worldwide presence. “A large part of the 1.2 billion Catholics live outside of Europe,” Stine said. “To kind of acknowledge that is really, really good.” Stine said the church’s recognition as a worldwide institution has grown since the 20th century and it’s important to represent that change in the church’s leadership. Biological engineering junior Matthew Zelinsky said the pope’s Latin American background is a good thing because most Catholics outside of Europe reside there. The church’s increasingly global reputation is “a gradual

development,” Stine said. He said modern communication and technology have aided this expansion. Zelinsky said he likes that the church seems to be more open to modern technology, referencing the pope’s Twitter account. “This is the ﬁrst mode of communication where lay-Catholics can directly interact with the pope rather than going through priests or the bishop,” Zelinsky said. “Obviously, he’s not just scrolling through his timeline, but he deﬁnitely sees it.” Stine said he doesn’t expect Pope Francis to change much in terms of the church’s basic policies, but added that each pope puts his POPE, see page 19

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Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, on Wednesday after he was elected as pope. See more photos, p.5.

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Nation & World

Thursday, March 14, 2013

INTERNATIONAL

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STATE/LOCAL

Egypt’s Brotherhood disapprove of UN women’s rights document

Transplant patient is a mom five years after major surgery, first in world

Tuesday’s Lafourche fire continues to rage after tugboat accident, 4 injured

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood sharply criticized an anticipated U.N. document on combatting violence against women, saying Wednesday it was “deceitful,” clashed with Islamic principles and undermined family values. The text of the document has not been published because negotiations are continuing, regarding how to address sexual violence and rights of women to control their sexuality as well as sexual and reproductive health and rights. Researchers find high-tech spyware that may be targeting rebels

MIAMI (AP) — Miami doctors say they believe a five-organ transplant patient is the first to deliver a baby, making her the first reported case in the world. Fatema Al Ansari was 19 and living in Qatar when she was diagnosed with a blood clot in a major vein to the intestine. In 2007, she underwent surgery at Jackson Memorial hospital in Miami and was given a new liver, pancreas, stomach and small and large intestine. Five years later, she gave birth to a girl. Al Ansari says it’s “the best feeling in the world” to be a mother. Fla. politician resigns; 57 charged in $300 million gambling scandal

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A fire raging in a coastal Louisiana bayou where a tugboat struck a gas pipeline appeared to have diminished Wednesday night, but is far from extinguished, the Coast Guard said. Smoke was still visible in New Orleans, 30 miles to the north, and officials say they don’t expect the fire sparked by Tuesday night’s crash to be out until today or later. It started when a tug pushing an oil barge struck a liquefied natural gas pipeline in shallow Bayou Perot, where Lafourche and Jefferson parishes meet. Four people were injured, one critically. Jindal says Texas Brine to offer deal to Assumption residents in sinkhole area

LONDON (AP) — The discovery of a group of servers linked to an elusive espionage campaign is providing new details about a high-tech piece of spy software that some fear may be targeting dissidents living under oppressive regimes. A Canadian research center said Wednesday that it had identified 25 different countries that host servers linked to FinFisher, a Trojan horse program that can dodge anti-virus protections to steal data, log keystrokes, eavesdrop on Skype calls, and turn microphones and webcams into live surveillance devices.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s lieutenant governor resigned and nearly 60 other people were charged in a scandal involving a purported veterans charity that authorities said Wednesday was a front for a $300 million gambling operation. The organization, Allied Veterans of the World, runs nearly 50 Internet parlors with computerized slot machine-style games, which are normally legal in Florida if most of the proceeds go to charity.

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Fatema Al Ansari, a transplant recipient, holds her baby Wednesday following a news conference at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Fla.

Colorado gun control bills approach final passage, governor says will sign DENVER (AP) — Fiercely debated ammunition limits cleared Colorado’s Democratic Legislature on Wednesday and were on their way to the governor, who has said he’ll sign the measure into law. The 15-round magazine limit would make Colorado the first state outside the East Coast to ratchet back gun rights after last year’s mass shootings. Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper has said he is ambivalent about the magazine ammunition limit but will sign it.

(AP) — Texas Brine will offer buyouts to Assumption Parish residents whose homes are in a swampy area under evacuation because of a nine-acre sinkhole, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday. Scientists say the sinkhole formed after the collapse of an underground salt cavern operated by Houston-based Texas Brine Co. LLC, which extracted brine and piped it to nearby petrochemical facilities.

GERALD HERBERT / The Associated Press

A fire burns Wednesday after a tugboat and barge hit a gas pipeline Tuesday in Bayou Perot in Lafourche Parish.

Pay raises anger committee members in budget hearing, cuts continue (AP) — Lawmakers are bristling at pay raises handed out by Louisiana’s statewide elected officials while the state struggles with continuing budget shortfalls and repeated cuts. Members of the House Appropriations Committee said they were angry and frustrated as they learned during Wednesday’s budget hearing that Treasurer John Kennedy, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain and Attorney General Buddy Caldwell have given salary bumps to various employees in their offices.

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Thursday, March 14, 2013

HUNTING

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STATE

Outdoor show begins Jindal tax plan to be revealed According to the LSSF website, “the free Kid’s Shoot will have trained instructors on hand to Outdoor enthusiasts from across demonstrate proper shooting techthe state will converge in Gonzales nique to youngsters.” The Louisiana Sportsman’s today through Sunday to participate in the 34th annual Louisiana Sports- Show Splash Dogs Competition will man Show and Festival at the Lamar- take place Saturday and Sunday, showcasing dogs and owners comDixon Expo Center. The show is touted as “Loui- peting to “see which dog can jump siana’s largest hunting and fishing the furthest into the water,” Soileau show,” according to the LSSF web- said. Soileau said various hunting site. It will feature almost everything anyone who hunts or fishes in Loui- and fishing vendors will be present at the expo as well, and siana will need, said a big buck contest will Lamar-Dixon Expo Dates and Times: be held. All contestants Center Maintenance Manager Bobby Soi- Thursday: 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. entered into the contest will be entered into a leau. Admission is $10 Friday: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. drawing to win a Yaper day, or $15 for a Saturday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. maha ATV. Chemical engithree-day pass, and Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. neering senior Doug Troy Landry from McClung has visited “Swamp People” will be at the Pro Power Booth from 12 the show in the past. “It’s great, they have just about p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, accordanything in the outdoors that you’re ing to the LSSF website. An obstacle course set up by Ya- looking for,” he said. McClung and friend Kyle Bourmaha is a new feature this year, said Soileau, and will allow participants geois have entered the Louisiana Sportsman’s Bass Tournament that to test Yamaha ATVs. Soileau said the event is about will commence Saturday and wrap twice the size of last year’s show and up Sunday. The tournament this year will be will hold the largest boat show in the state, containing around 20 acres of at Doiron’s Landing in Stephensville, various boat brands and types for north of Morgan City, McClung said. More than 100 anglers have people to browse through. According to the LSSF website, been entered into this year’s tourna“the show will include dealers’ latest ment, each competing for a guaranofferings for both fresh and saltwater teed first place prize of $12,000, said McClung. fishing applications.” Soileau said the weekend is family-oriented and contains various Contact Jonathan Olivier at opportunities for youths to partake in activities such as a bow shoot. jolivier@lsureveille.com Jonathan Olivier Staff Writer

University faculty look for answers Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Staff Writer

Earlier this year, Gov. Bobby Jindal announced his plan to eliminate income tax and increase revenue by raising sales tax. Though the plan has been discussed, Jindal has yet to release any details of the new legislature. Jindal tweeted in January, “We should eliminate all personal, corporate income taxes in a revenueneutral way and keep sales tax low and flat.” Associate political science professor Belinda Davis said there are many questions that need answers regarding the new plan. According to Davis, the governor stated the plan will be “revenue neutral” because he does not want to raise money through taxes, as it goes against the Republican political ideology of shrinking government. Davis said the plan’s late publicity puts Louisiana lawmakers and residents in a tight position to evaluate the plan. “Because of the late nature of the great reveal, we are going to have two months to see if this actually works,” Davis said. Jindal is changing the distribution of money, she said. Political science professor James Garand said the tax reform is substantial and could affect the higher education budget. “If Jindal gets his way and it

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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal answers questions during a news conference Feb. 25 outside the White House. Jindal announced early this year that his new tax plan will eliminate income tax and keep sales tax low. The details have not yet been revealed.

generates lower levels of revenue, higher education could be subject to more cuts than it is already facing,” Garand said. Garand said the areas of the Louisiana budget more prone to cuts are higher education and health care. Low income families and college students will pay more for products, but their incomes will not change, Davis said. Garand said when substantial changes in policy like this are

proposed, legislators look for research on what happened in the past or other states or look to their own experience. According to The Wall Street Journal, several states have picked up on the income tax elimination trend, including Kansas, Oklahoma and North Carolina. Contact Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez at fsuarez@lsureveille.com

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TECHNOLOGY

Thursday, March 14, 2013

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

iPhone application SG seeks to raise University promotes party pics admissions standards Posts annonymous for 24 hours Nic Cotten Staff Writer

Erodr, a new social media application for the iPhone, blends the best qualities of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat, according to Erodr representative and accounting sophomore Steele Tortorich. Tortorich said the app is designed to keep posts ﬂeeting and fun. “Our slogan is: ‘What happens at LSU stays at LSU,’” Tortorich said. “Posts only last 24 hours if they are not liked. Also, posts and pictures can be anonymous, and anonymous posts can be removed if they are ﬂagged twice.” Erodr was created in November 2012 at Missouri University and has already made its way to LSU with hopes of spreading, Tortorich said. The point of the anonymous feature is “for bong hits and keg stands, not making fun of other people and hiding your identity,” according to a post on the app from an administrator last week after several instances of anonymous name-calling. “The goal is to post party pictures and not worrying about being held responsible by your parents or a potential job,” Tortorich said. Another key feature of the app is that posts can be seen by

anyone — even non-friends or non-followers — in the area, Tortorich said. “Your posts can only be seen in the geographical location you allow it to,” Tortorich said. “You can make your posts be seen in a 10-mile radius or more.” Most users on the application are members of the Greek community, and Tortorich — a non-Greek student — said the app is marketed to fraternities and sororities because of how close-knit they are, but Erodr is open to all students with an lsu.edu email address. Mackenzie Shannon, elementary education junior, said Erodr is an awesome way to keep in touch with fellow students. “Erodr is a good way for LSU to connect and see what is going on campus,” Shannon said. “Some fraternities have used it to spread word about their philanthropies. It’s easier to know what’s going on than in The Reveille or on Facebook.” Shannon said the application allows some privacy because no one can see who liked and commented on posts except for the poster and the person who liked or commented. Tortorich said the application has more than 600 downloads from LSU students and has thousands of users across the country. Since its inception in 2012, there have been more than 10,000 posts, Tortorich said. Contact Nic Cotten at ncotten@lsureveille.com

Olivia McClure Contributing Writer

The Student Government Senate voted Wednesday to urge higher admission requirements and to purchase six microwaves for students to use on campus. The Senate passed a resolution urging the Chancellor’s Ofﬁce to raise the University’s admission requirements. UCFY Senator Brian Rees, the resolution’s sponsor, said the standards need to be raised because the University is in the bottom half of the Southeastern Conference’s freshman retention rates

as well as ACT and SAT scores of the middle 50 percent of enrolled students. Rees said freshman retention improved by more than 15 percent when the University instituted test score requirements for admission for the ﬁrst time in 1987. Thomas Rodgers, director of SG Academic Affairs, said ACT and SAT scores are correlated with retention rates. Requiring higher scores for entry could help improve retention, he said. Admission requirements were last raised two years ago, Rodgers said. The bill’s sponsor, College of Science Senator and

Committee on Student Auxiliaries and Services Chair Trey Schwartzenburg, said six Avanti microwaves will be purchased for $119 each. They will be located in the Student Union, Middleton Library and other common areas. Schwartzenburg said six microwaves are currently on campus. Two of the new microwaves will replace existing ones in the Dairy Store and the Chick-NGrill near Patrick F. Taylor Hall, he said. Contact Olivia McClure at omcclure@lsureveille.com

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RANKING

Forbes names Baton Rouge top 25 city to retire

Crime, taxes, weather considered Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Staff Writer

University students don’t necessarily think of retirement when Baton Rouge comes to mind, but the city was named one of the “25 Best Places to Retire in 2013” in the nation by Forbes magazine last month. The rating took taxes, weather, living and housing, crime rates, air quality, active lifestyle ratings and doctor availability

into account. The magazine also named Alexandria among the top 25 cities to retire. Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne said what makes Baton Rouge attractive is its combination of the best of every aspect of Louisiana culture. History freshman Michael Moore said Baton Rouge attracts University alumni to move back to their college town. Even though many University students may think of Baton Rouge only as a college town, the sports and cultural amenities that Southern University and LSU have to offer make the city stand out in terms of retirement, said

executive director of business of “There is a new deﬁnition of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber retirement,” Dardenne said. Iain Vasey. Vasey also said ‘We want to build a the city will conM a y o r President Melto invest in city’s economy with tinue vin “Kip” Holdeconomic developdiversification. You ment to keep the en stated in a news release want to give your city city on the map for that seniors toretirement. day are looking more pegs to stand on.’ “We want to for recreation, build a city’s econIain Vasey an active comomy with diversiﬁexecutive director of business, munity and culcation. You want to Baton Rouge Area Chamber tural activities in give your city more a place to retire. pegs to stand on,” Dardenne also said peo- Vasey said. ple now are retiring at a Recently, the brand “Retire younger age and have longer Louisiana Style” has been inlife expectancies. troduced throughout the state,

according to Dardenne. “We are trying to stress the important access of retirement across the state,” he said. “Our focus now is on the western side of Louisiana from Fort Pope to the Shreveport and Bossier area and target military retirees who have done service in the military in Louisiana and encourage them to put down their roots here.”

Contact Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez at fsuarez@lsureveille.com

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Mar. Wed. 20 Mar. Sun. 17 [Top] T Graham S. Howell (left) and Kaitlin Torké (right) of Impact LSU leave the Student Union shortly after Student Government election results were announced, citing fatigue from the campaign. [Bottom] Taylor Parks (left) and John Woodard (right) of Unite LSU celebrate during the Student Government election results announcement Wednesday. Woodard and Parks won the election by more than 1,000 votes, but were disqualified from the election due to overspending of funds on their campaign. The Impact ticket will face a UCourt trial today to appeal their disqualification. The official results of the election are pending on the results of the trial.

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The late filing of Unite LSU’s financial documents isn’t the ticket’s only problem. After looking at Unite LSU’s election documents, the election board found the ticket had overspent its budget, which led to Unite LSU’s immediate disqualification. SG’s Commissioner of Elections Aimeé Simon made the decision to disqualify the Unite LSU ticket. SG Chief Justice Morgan Faulk said today’s UCourt case is regarding the complaint against Unite LSU ticket’s tardy filing, and there will more than likely be another hearing in the future regarding the content of the financial documents. The Unite LSU ticket has until 4:30 p.m. this Friday to file an appeal to the disqualification over its financial documents. Woodard said although he was disappointed by the disqualification, he will work to overturn the election

board’s decision. Outgoing SG President Taylor Cox and Vice President Carrie Hebert released a statement Wednesday evening reminding students of their commitment to hearing their voices. “As the leaders of your [SG], we are committed to ensuring that the results of the spring election are fair, equitable and transparent,” the statement reads. Unite LSU won the majority of the open seats in terms of votes, but because of the disqualification, Impact LSU won those seats by default. Once Howell and Torké quickly left the election results announcements, they directed questions to their campaign managers Lindsey Bennett and Andrew David. “It’s unfortunate what happened to Unite LSU, but we are very proud of all of our candidates and all of the hard work that they put in, and we know they will do a great job in office,” Bennett said.

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Bennett said the election code is clear and the Unite LSU ticket violated that code. “Maybe if we had broken the rules too, we could have done some of the same things with our campaign,” Bennett said. “But we didn’t.” A similar situation occurred during the University’s 2010 elections when former SG President J Hudson and Vice President Dani Borel’s candidates were disqualified due to an issue with their financial documents. While Hudson and Borel won their UCourt hearings and their candidates were reinstated, they had incorrectly allocated the money in their budget, while Woodard and Parks overspent their budget.

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FOOTBALL

Miles: Signee’s arrest was news to me

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LSU coach Les Miles said he was not aware of 2013 signee Rickey Jefferson’s pending legal troubles when Jefferson signed his National Letter of Intent last month. Multiple outlets reported Tuesday night that Jefferson, brother of former LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson, was charged with resisting arrest by force or violence. “This is new information to me,” Miles said at a news conference Wednesday. “Obviously, we did not know. We’ll have to trail behind and find out what is going on. I’m without information at this point.” Jefferson and another teen allegedly attacked a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy Feb. 2 at the Krewe of Caesar parade in Metairie when the deputy got into a scuffle with a friend of Jefferson’s. Miles said he has not spoken to Jefferson about the incident.

Marcus Rodrigue Sports Contributor

Before the start of the season, the LSU men’s basketball team was assigned a handful of descriptors: underdogs, undersized, undermanned. All signs pointed to coach Johnny Jones’ first goround at the helm of his alma mater as a rebuilding year. The Tigers weren’t supposed to do much because — as preseason voters indicated — they didn’t have much. Now, after a season rife with gritty performances and scintillating comebacks, LSU (18-11, 9-9 Southeastern Conference) must once again embrace its underdog status as the No. 9 seed in the SEC Tournament. The first tournament test for the Tigers will come at noon today against eighth-seeded Georgia in Nashville, Tenn. “We’re the underdogs going in,” said sophomore guard Anthony Hickey, a member of the All-SEC Defensive Team. “The underdogs won it last year, Vanderbilt won. You never know what may happen, so you’ve just got to take it a step at a time and try to get the wins a day at a time.” Georgia (15-16, 9-9 SEC) bested LSU 67-58 earlier this year in the final defeat of the Tigers’ four-game losing streak to open up conference play. The Bulldogs rode the hot hand of sophomore guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who dropped 22 points on the Tigers. Caldwell-Pope was recently named the SEC Player of the Year and is the second-leading scorer in the TOURNAMENT, see page 10

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LSU senior guard Charles Carmouche (0) lays up the ball Saturday during the Tigers’ 67-81 loss to Ole Miss in the PMAC.

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BASEBALL

Tigers grind past Nicholls State in 9-3 victory LSU finally pulls away in eighth Chandler Rome Sports Writer

As he watched his team practice its bunting from afar three hours before game time, LSU coach Paul Mainieri sensed a lack of focus. With its first Southeastern Conference series two days away, Mainieri’s fear was realized as the Tigers (16-1) trudged through a sloppy seven innings before pulling away in the eighth for a 9-3 victory against Nicholls State (9-9) in Alex Box Stadium. “This was certainly a trap game for us,” Mainieri said. “Not only did we play like it was a trap game — it felt like a trap game.”

Senior first baseman Mason at the start of the game when Katz shared Mainieri’s fears as he sophomore outfielder Chris overheard some freshmen Tigers Sciambra was hit by a pitch and conversing about rooming assign- freshman outfielder Mark Laird ments in Starkville, Miss., during singled to put two runners on bepregame warmups. fore the Colonels could record an Katz, who lifted his sixth out. home run of the Freshman season out to ‘This was certainly a shortstop Alex left field to cap a Bregman folfive-run eighth in- trap game for us. Not lowed by tattooning, credited his only did we play like it ing a line drive to team with finding Colonel second a way to win de- was a trap game — it baseman Philip spite the exciteLyons, who made was a trap game.’ ment surrounding the snag and its looming series turned a rare 4-3 Paul Mainieri with Mississippi triple play to hush LSU baseball coach State. the anxious 4,775 “The focus wasn’t there as it Tiger fans primed for a big innormally is,” Katz said. “It’s hard ning. to change an 18-year-old kid’s fo“That was pretty interesting,” cus from going on an SEC base- Bregman said. “I thought I hit that ball trip. We did a good job of ball really well, actually. It was finding a way to win.” just right at him.” The Tigers appeared desBASEBALL, see page 10 tined to prove Mainieri wrong

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Senior first baseman Mason Katz (8) and junior third baseman Christian Ibarra (14) celebrate after Katz’s home run Wednesday during the 9-3 victory against Nicholls State.

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Positions shuff led before spring practice Tigers to see new faces and leaders

Defensively, Miles pointed to the Tigers’ linebacker corps as potentially being one of the best in the nation. Miles suggested that the middle linebacker spot is senior Lamin Tyler Nunez Barrow’s to lose. Sports Writer “We have a number of lineLSU coach Les Miles dis- backers that have played a lot of cussed the shufﬂing of several po- football in our conference,” Miles sitions when he kicked off spring said. “That group may be one of practice in a news conference the stronger groups we’ve had.” Wednesday in the University’s Offensively, the Tigers have Athletic Administration Building. the challenge of adjusting to In the conference, Miles said new offensive coordinator Cam he looks forward to working with Cameron. a new group of leaders. Miles said he does not foresee “As we go a prolonged peinto spring, it is a ‘As we go into spring, it riod of adjustment great opportunity to Cameron’s ofto improve our is a great opportunity fense. team,” Miles said. to improve our team.’ “I think “We have some [Cameron] is peryoung guys that, sonable and the Les Miles for 15 practices, players enjoy LSU head football coach will get real strong him,” Miles said. fundamentals. ... Frankly, we need “I can’t imagine there being any to develop dominant and elite issues.” players.” LSU will see changes on the Miles said he looks forward to offensive line. Miles said junior working with a slew of new faces La’el Collins will try his hand at that will look to replace the 13 left tackle, while senior Josh Wilplayers who left campus early for liford will move around and get the 2013 NFL draft. opportunities at center. Wide receivers Travin Dural On special teams, Miles said and John Diarse, and athletic quar- junior James Hairston will continterback Anthony Jennings were ue to be the Tigers’ kicker on kickcited by Miles as potential fresh- offs. He will also vie for LSU’s man leaders going into the season. ﬁeld goal kicker position. “For quite some time, we have expected some young guys to Contact Tyler Nunez at play a prominent role. We are also tnunez@lsureveille.com; counting on young guys to lead,” Miles said. Twitter: @NunezTDR

LSU football head coach Les Miles discusses spring training and the team roster Wednesday during a news conference in the Athletic Administration Building.

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Katz discusses his hot bat, the upcoming SEC schedule MIC’D UP MICAH BEDARD Sports Columnist A new feature we’re implementing this semester at The Daily Reveille is the “LSU Athlete of the Week.” This week, columnist Micah Bedard went one-on-one with LSU baseball ﬁrst baseman Mason Katz after the Tigers’ 9-3 victory against Nicholls State last night. In future weeks, the nominations for Athlete of the Week will be announced on “Out of Bounds” from 6 to 7 p.m. Sundays on 91.1 KLSU. You can vote at lsureveille. com/sports. Micah Bedard: You guys are 16-1 heading into Mississippi State this weekend. Are you content with where this team is at? Mason Katz: Chemistry-wise, we’re in a really good spot. I love every guy on this team. Off the ﬁeld, we have some goofballs that keep us loose. We’re in a really comfortable spot the way we’re playing. We’re ready to play in the [Southeastern Conference] and I’m excited to see what we do going forward. MB: What’s something you’d like to see your team improve on in SEC play? MK: Little mistakes here and there,

certain base-running things that we can do better. We have a lot of at-bats where we can do a lot better in certain situations. MB: You have had four homers in the last three games. What’s clicked for you at the plate? MK: I’m really trying to stick to my approach in batting practice and trying to stay through the ball. The guys around me are getting on base and I’m getting good pitches to hit. When I come up to bat, they can’t throw LSU balls and they can’t throw around me.

me and [Christian] Ibarra and JaCoby [Jones] behind me. Nobody wants to throw to Raph, who led the entire nation in hitting last season. I’m getting really good pitches to hit and I can’t thank those guys enough. MB: Two true freshmen, Mark Laird and Alex Bregman, are leading the team in batting average. Did you expect them to come out of the gate this hot? MK: You know what? We kind of did. We saw what Bregman could do in the fall — the guy just dominated like he is now. Mark was a different guy. of the Week He’s actually hitting balls hard to all ﬁelds right now, and we’re trying to help him hit balls the opposite ways because he’s so fast. He drops down bunts and it doesn’t matter how close the third baseman is playing because he’s going to be safe. We expected them to have big years and be monster parts of our lineup.

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MB: You’ve already got six home runs so far this season and you’re the SEC’s returning, leading home-run hitter. Is leading the conference in homers in the back of your mind? MK: No, not at all. Every at-bat is different. I try to go up there and make my little statement when I come up to bat, but I don’t think about those things at all. I’ve got three of the best hitters in the country ahead of me.

MB: When you have a guy like outﬁelder Raph Rhymes hitting in front of you, do you feel like you’re seeing better pitches to hit? MK: Oh yeah. I’m in the best spot in the country. You have Mark [Laird], [Alex] Bregman and Raph in front of

MB: What have you told the newcomers about adapting to SEC play? MK: We talked about what it’s going to be like. Last weekend when Washington came in here, they had some really good arms that we were facing. The guy they threw on Saturday was an SEC-caliber arm. We tried to teach the guys to approach that game

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LSU senior first baseman Mason Katz walks off the field Saturday after hitting two home runs during the Tigers’ 8-4 victory against the Washington Huskies in Alex Box Stadium.

just like an SEC game, because that’s how we should approach every game. MB: You guys head to Starkville, Miss., today for four days. Is there anything to do there? MK: From what I remember from two years ago, the only thing within ﬁve miles of our hotel was a bank across the street. I played summer ball with a couple guys on the team, so after one of the games they picked me up and we ate and had to go through some woods and

pastures. It’s interesting when you get there. Our hotel, if we’re staying at the same place, has a dirt pasture on the left and a grass pasture on the right. It’s different; you can’t walk anywhere. Micah Bedard is a 22-year-old history senior from Houma. Contact Micah Bedard at mbedard@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @DardDog

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TOURNAMENT, from page 7

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LSU junior utility player Jacee Blades (23) swings at a pitch Wednesday during the Tigers’ 8-0 win against Nicholls State in Tiger Park.

No. 13 Tigers power past Nicholls State Trey Labat Sports Contributor

The No. 13 Lady Tigers softball team rode an eight-run explosion in the first inning to victory Wednesday night against Nicholls State. The Tigers opened the scoring when senior Nicholls State pitcher Ashton Bennett walked freshman catcher Kellsi Kloss with the bases loaded. The Tigers proceeded to score seven more runs during the inning. The scoring continued when LSU freshman infielder Sandra Simmons doubled, bringing home freshman infielder Bianka Bell and sophomore outfielder A. J. Andrews. Junior Jacee Blades capped off the hitting for the Tigers with a double to left center, driving in two runs. “I was excited to just swing away,” Blades said. “Since my teammates had gotten on base it gave me the opportunity; without them I would have had to play my small game a little more.” LSU coach Beth Torina said the Tiger bats were helped out by a return to their home stadium, Tiger Park. “What a relief to be home,” Torina said. “It’s awesome just being in front of the Tiger fans, which are the best in the nation.” The first-inning scoring run came as a surprise to the Tigers, as

Bennett held LSU to one run on five hits in a Feb. 17 matchup. Torina cited the Tigers’ solid play Sunday against Mississippi State as a catalyst for LSU’s hot start. LSU scored nine runs on nine hits in the last game of the series against the Bulldogs. The game turned into a defensive battle from there as the Tigers’ bats cooled while LSU junior pitcher Ashley Czechner limited Nicholls State to only one hit. “My primary focus was to throw a lot of strikes and not give up too many leadoff walks,” Czechner said. “The umpire’s strike zone was a little tight, so I was trying not to get frustrated.” Czechner only allowed two base runners after the first inning. She gave up her only walk when she hit freshman outfielder Danielle Phillips with a pitch in the fifth inning. The game ended in the fifth inning when Nicholls State junior outfielder Alaina Guidry drove a ball into shallow center, which Andrews scooped up with a spectacular diving catch. The Tigers will continue their season this weekend against Southeastern Conference opponent No. 17 Kentucky. Contact Trey Labat at tlabat@lsureveille.com

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conference with 18 points per game. He also utilizes his 6-foot-5 frame to pull down just under seven rebounds per game. “We just have to really make some adjustments to [CaldwellPope] and try to keep him out of his comfort zone,” Jones said. “He’s really good, talented, crafty. He’s excellent with the basketball in terms of his ball-handling skills. He’s a good passer as well, and I just think he’s a really tough matchup.” Sophomore forward Johnny O’Bryant III said LSU’s guards should be used to defend dynamic players, as they face a top SEC scorer for the third game in a row. For the ﬁnal two games of the season, the Tigers were tasked with guarding Texas A&M senior guard Elston Turner, who is ranked third in the SEC with 17.7 points per game, and Ole Miss junior guard Marshall Henderson, whose per-game average of 19.7 points is the best in the league. O’Bryant, who earned a First

BASEBALL, from page 7 four straight singles to open the inning, highlighted by junior third baseman Christian Ibarra’s blooper that fell just barely in front of a diving Matt Richard. After Nicholls State got on the board in the third inning, it broke through for two runs in the fifth off Tiger southpaw Hunter Devall to take a 3-2 lead. Devall and nine other LSU pitchers combined to surrender six hits and only three walks, with senior lefty Brent Bonvillain picking up his first win of the season. Katz responded in the fifth

Thursday, March 14, 2013 Team All-SEC selection and is tied for the most double-doubles in the league, had a strong outing against Georgia in January. O’Bryant recorded 16 points and 14 rebounds en route to one of his 14 doubledoubles, and his rebound mark equaled almost half of the Bulldogs’ 29 total team rebounds. LSU was missing a vital player the first time it tipped off against Georgia, as senior guard Charles Carmouche sat out of the game with knee tendonitis. Carmouche, who has scored 20 points or more in five of the last seven games, may be key to a deep LSU tournament run. In addition to Carmouche’s scoring capabilities, his size may be a boon for the Tiger defense. Jones said he plans to use Carmouche’s height to hinder Caldwell-Pope, who had little trouble scoring over the smaller LSU guards in the first matchup. “We can have an opportunity to show [Caldwell-Pope] some different looks we weren’t able to show the first time that we played him,” Jones said. “With the addition of

Carmouche and the way that he’s played – not only defensively, but offensively – I think he gives us some other dimensions that will really help us as well.” The Tigers are currently projected to be in the running for a National Invitation Tournament seeding. A path to the national tournament would probably only be cleared by making the run through the SEC Tournament and coming out victorious in the ﬁnal game on Sunday to clinch an automatic bid. With those circumstances in mind, the Tigers plan to play like the underdogs they are — just as they have all season. “No matter what the numbers say, what guys are shooting or what we’ve done defensively, we’ve just got to line up and play,” O’Bryant said. “You give your all and at the end of the day, whatever happens, happens.”

with an RBI single to score Laird, who led off the inning with a single of his own, to knot the game at three. Ibarra came through again in the seventh with his second single of the night to score Bregman and put the Tigers back on top, 4-3. “It was a good pitch,” Ibarra said. “It was coming in on me, it went right on the middle and I just pushed it up the middle.” The Tigers then exploded for ﬁve runs in the eighth inning, with Bregman registering a 2-RBI double and Katz sending a high homer to left ﬁeld to pad the scoreboard in what was a much closer game than the

score indicated. Aided by five Colonel errors through the first five innings, the Tigers shook off several mistakes of their own to pull out an ugly victory, according to Mainieri. “I knew that they just didn’t have their minds totally in it,” Mainieri said. “Before the game I said to myself, ‘I just hope we can score one more run than the other team.’”

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says farewell to LSU Pianist, NPR host finishes residency Daniel Catalanello Entertainment Writer

Famed pianist Christopher O’Riley, best known as the host of NPR’s “From the Top” and for his love of Radiohead, has worked closely with many students in the University’s School of Christopher Music during O’Riley’s his extended performance residency here. He’ll be When: 7:30 p.m. p e r f o r m i n g Monday his ﬁnal concert at 7:30 Where: Recital Hall, p.m. Monday LSU School of Music at the Univer- Cost: $10 for sity. students, $19 T h e for faculty and concert will staff, $28 general feature the pianist’s take admission on Bach’s “Goldberg Variations” in the Recital Hall of the School of Music. For the past three years, O’Riley has spent three weeks of every semester working with the students at the School of Music through master classes, private O’RILEY, see page 15

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Less Than Jake makes premiere in Baton Rouge Lead singer discusses music festivals, fads Taylor Schoen Entertainment Writer

Ska titan Less Than Jake, with its signature style of energetic rock, made its Baton Rouge debut Wednesday evening. The performance kicked off the Varsity Theatre’s segment of Gas, Food and Lodging Fest — a festival that hosts bands passing through Louisiana on the way to Austin’s South by Southwest. Less Than Jake has been making the rounds on the music scene since the early ’90s, and 2013 marks the band’s 21st anniversary together. Lead singer and guitarist Chris DeMakes joked the band has persevered through two decades with

the aid of inebriating substances. people in the music industry to get “We like to do drugs by state, together and blow their company’s like when we go to Nevada and credit card and get drunk for 10 days New Mexico, we’ll or however long Watch a video of the thing is, but it’s just do a lot of peyote the whole Less Than Jake’s pretty cool. We’re time we’re there,” doing a showcase live performance for Fat Wreck DeMakes chuckled. “Tonight, I at lsureveille.com. Chords,” DeMakes think our trombone remarked. player actually got us a concoction He said he’s looking forward to of bleach and rat poison mixed to- the festival being over. Even though gether.” the show itself is going to be great, On a more serious note, he said the process of getting to Austin and what’s gotten them through is that setting up camp is “utter chaos,” he “people kept coming to see us and said. we never stopped being an active DeMakes said he and his bandband.” mates no longer feel the pressure to Less Than Jake is set to play compete against other music acts SXSW on Friday, which is only at big festivals due to the group’s the band’s second time since the long-standing presence in the late ’90s. DeMakes has a slighted music industry. opinion on the music festival. LESS THAN JAKE, see page 15 “It’s just a big excuse for the

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Less Than Jake plays Wednesday at The Varsity Theatre as part of the Gas, Food and Lodging Festival in Baton Rouge.

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Bon Jovi, “What About Now”

EXTENDED REVIEW

Island Records

Bon Jovi’s 12th studio album, “What About Now,” bursts at the seams with encouraging messages and catchy choruses. The album’s first track, “Because We Can,” seems destined for political rallies everywhere. Unfortunately, many of these 15 tracks come up short and will probably disappoint even devoted fans. Most of the songs in “What About Now” are catchy yet completely forgettable, especially compared to iconic anthems from previous albums like “Wanted” or “Livin’ On a Prayer.” Ironically, the soft, acoustic tracks on the album are the most memorable ones, especially “The Fighter,” a tender, melodic tune. “What About Now” isn’t a bad album by any means, but it isn’t incredible or even particularly memorable. Bon Jovi’s latest strives for greatness but fails to escape mediocrity. If you’re looking to rock out, skip this album. MARIE CHANEY

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David Bowie, “The Next Day”

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Rock royalty David Bowie has released his first album in a decade, and it doesn’t fail to live up to his esteemed name. This triumphant collection of songs captures the essence of what makes Bowie so interesting by drawing from all corners of his stylistically varied career. Bowie has effectively created an album that sounds like the proper culmination of his entire body of work. The album easily stands shoulderto-shoulder with many of his 1970s classics, and while it often dips its toes in the waters of the past, it maintains an eye toward the future in classic Bowie fashion. The 66-year-old artist has pulled off what many consider impossible for an artist of his age — creating a work that feels fresh, relevant and just as vital as any of his previous works. DANIEL CATALANELLO

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“Oz the Great and Powerful”

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“Oz the Great and Powerful” serves as a prequel to the classic “The Wizard of Oz.” James Franco plays Oscar Diggs, the future Wizard. This character could’ve been played by someone else to really bring the main character to the next level. Mila Kunis also disappoints in failing to bring any sort of depth to who would later become the Wicked Witch of the West. While the movie is entertaining, it is important to remember that it is geared toward children at its most basic level, so some of the dialogue may seem a bit adolescent. All in all, the visual effects of the movie are awe-inspiring, and viewers will not be left unimpressed. The key to enjoying this movie is to not expect too much and to sit back and embrace the nostalgia of an old childhood classic. STORMY GOOD

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“Saturday Night Live: Justin Timberlake”

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Expectations were high for Justin Timberlake’s fifth time hosting Saturday Night Live, and this weekend’s show almost delivered. A few duds dragged down the show’s momentum, including an unfunny faux rom-com trailer and the “Sober Caligula” sketch, which handed one of SNL’s most charismatic regulars the role of an ancient buzzkill. But ultimately, it’s hard to hold down a host with so much talent and natural charm, and Timberlake scored hits with another reprise of his crowd-pleasing “Omeletville” bit and the “It’s a Date” skit that united Timberlake and Andy Samberg’s “Dick in a Box” duo with the classic Festrunk Brothers (Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd). Between the return of “two wild and crazy guys” and an SNL alumni-filled monologue, the episode felt like a celebration of the SNL tradition just as much as a comeback for Timberlake. KACI YODER

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Selena Gomez, “Run the World”

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While “F” usually stands for “fail,” in this instance, it means “forgettable,” and easily at that. “Rule The World,” the latest single by former teen sensation Selena Gomez, is dull, boring, uninspired and unoriginal. With a beat and melody no more complicated than water dripping from a faucet, this song stands as an insult to music of any genre. Coupled with that are Gomez’ heartthrob lyrics that prove that she isn’t over Justin Bieber, not that anyone cared. She croons, “I try to tell myself this pain would go away/Just go away,” which is what ears worldwide will think after hearing this song. “Rule The World” is so mundane and so mind-numbingly generic, it shouldn’t even register as a blip on pop music’s radar. Fans of monotony will love the song, but the rest of humanity shouldn’t care. TAYLOR BALKOM

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EDITOR’S PICK: The Knife, “A Tooth For An Eye”

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The Knife may be one of the most divisive acts in the music scene today, but it’s also one of the most influential. The Swedish electronic duo’s signature style of ghoulish sounds coming together in a rhythm that is undeniably catchy yet as close to falling apart as a Jenga tower missing a few too many blocks is now legendary. With new record “Shaking the Habitual” dropping April 8, The Knife doesn’t show any sign of changing. “A Tooth For An Eye” is proof of that, but it also exhibits a fascinating evolution in the group’s aesthetic. “A Tooth For An Eye”’s percussion, which makes up most of the track’s sonic experience, morphs throughout while maintaining that infamous primal sound. It may not be as approachable as past standouts, but it’s an assertion of dominance. The BRIAN SIBILLE Entertainment Editor Knife’s reign is not done.

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‘Sound City: Real to Reel’ packs impressive lineup When Dave Grohl released his documentary “Sound City,” there was no surprise that a soundtrack would soon follow. This week, “Sound City: Real to Reel” releases with a massive roster of artists contributing to the soundtrack, ranging from legendary artists like Paul ROB KITCHEN McCartney and Entertainment Stevie Nicks Writer to recent rockers such as Joshua Homme from Queens of the Stone Age and Corey Taylor from Slipknot and Stone Sour. Overall, this is a great album. The talent here is varied and the selections from each artist can be surprising. For example, Rick Springfield of “Jessie’s Girl” fame joins Grohl along with Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Pat Smear, all of whom are members of the Foo Fighters, for “The Man That Never Was.” It is a heavier song than Springfield’s biggest hit, but welcome nevertheless. The only problem the album has is its lyrics. They are hit or miss and nothing special, but each song here makes up for it with its talent and music. The first half of the album is rocky — the first few tracks can leave much to be desired, but things soon pick up. The highlight of the first half is easily “You Can’t Fix This,” with Nicks as the featured vocalist. While it may not be the greatest song lyrically, it is a change of pace from the Fleetwood Mac songs and solo work that Nicks has done in the past. Following it is “The Man That Never Was,” the postgrunge Springfield song, and the punk rocker “Your Wife is

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Calling,” which features Lee Ving from the punk band Fear. These songs are a step down from “You Can’t Fix This,” but are still decent. Starting with “From Can to Can’t,” the album kicks into high gear with some of its best and most varied tracks featuring Taylor, Homme, McCartney and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. It’s obvious the highlight of the second half and the entire album is “Cut Me Some Slack.” The song has a bluesy feel to it and has the best combination of talent featuring Grohl, McCartney, Smear and Krist Novoselic, essentially becoming Nirvana with McCartney on vocals. The song could have been the perfect closer, but the album continues with the Grohl-sung “If I Were Me” and “Mantra.” The last track features elements from the work

of the three featured artists and is the best mix of Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age and Nine Inch Nails anyone could ask for. The concept sounds crazy, but it works. As ambitious as this soundtrack is, “Sound City: Real to Reel” is rewarding and features some of the biggest names in music. While some of the songs here are hit or miss, the talent alone is a reason to check it out. Grade: A Rob Kitchen is a 19-year-old mass communication freshman from Metairie.

Contact Rob Kitchen at rkitchen@lsureveille.com

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COMMUNITY

New bar to emphasize La. culture Pelican House to serve exotic beers Stormy Good Entertainment Writer

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Gary Mullen will impersonate Queen’s Freddie Mercury on Sunday in the LSU Union Theater during The Works’ performance of One Night of Queen.

Mullen channels Freddie Mercury Queen cover band to perform Sunday

Now, Gary Mullen and The Works are on their sixth tour of the United States with stops in Shreveport, Fayetteville, Ark., and Jacksonville, Fla., in addition to playing at the Union Theater Rob Kitchen on Sunday. Entertainment Writer “We really enjoy coming to The Union Theater will ﬁll the U.S. because the audiences with the majestic sound of Fred- are really responsive,” Mullen die Mercury and the music of said. “I think it makes a differQueen this Sunday. But instead ence playing places we’ve never of the leather-clad Mercury and played before and we’re looking his former bandmates, Gary Mul- forward to it.” Mullen said Queen fans can len and the Works will be playing the music of the legendary band. expect the hits in addition to “A lot of people are very ex- some deep cuts. “We keep the show a secret,” cited about it,” said Assistant Director of the LSU Union Theater Mullen said. “Songs like ‘BoheTerry Serio. “[Mullen] seem[s] mian Rhapsody’ and ‘We Will to be very excited about it, and Rock You’ are songs that have to we’re hoping we’ll have a sold be in the show all the time, but we try to play some old out house.” If you go: cuts and some weird For the performance, Mullen What: One Night of Queen things as well.” Mullen enjoys will be taking to the stage as the legend- Who: Mullen and the Works playing the lesserary Freddie Mercu- When: 4:30 p.m. Sunday known tracks with ry. Mullen, a native Where: The Union Theater the hope that he can encourage new Scotsman, began imfans to look deeper personating Mercury Price: Free for students with an ID into Queen’s back on the British televicatalog. sion show “Stars in “We want to show everybody Their Eyes” after his wife and mother applied for him to be on that Queen [was] not just a singles band,” Mullen said. “They the show in 2000. After winning the compe- played almost every [genre] of tition, Mullen later formed his music. One minute it was heavy metal, the next gospel, so we try band, The Works. “I put the band together in to put the show together so that 2002,” Mullen said. “We started we can cover the entire back catatouring as a full functioning stage log in the two-hour show.” One Night of Queen will show.” After putting his band to- take place at 4:30 p.m. this Sungether, Mullen started touring the day at the Union Theater. Tickets world and playing for large audi- are free for students with an ID. ences. “One of the big career highlights for me was playing in front Contact Rob Kitchen at of 20,000 people in London,” rkitchen@lsureveille.com Mullen said.

Choosing which Abita brew to drink is hard enough for bargoers, and the decision will get even harder when Pelican House brings nearly 300 beer choices to Baton Rouge. Pelican House is a new restaurant and bar located on Citiplace Court. Its tentative opening date is set for April 5. In addition to 286 different beers, the bar will also offer 170 different whiskeys and have a more upscale version of a bar menu with offerings such as a twist on Boofries, frog legs, and other food pairings with a Louisiana ﬂair. Pelican House’s masterminds Chris Juge and Garrett Morgan worked together for years in various bars, and the idea to open their own was planted over latenight conversations after work. They have had a taste for exotic spirits and drinks since the beginning, so opening a bar together seemed like the next logical step. Almost every person involved in Pelican House has attended the University for at least some time during their college careers. “This is a bar for bartenders, created by bartenders,” Juge said. “We’ve all worked in numerous bars for many years. We know

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Co-owner of Pelican House and LSU graduate Chris Juge works a beer tap at the new bar. The bar will have the most draft beers on tap in Louisiana with 136.

what works and what doesn’t work, and have combined all of these things into Pelican House.” A draw of Pelican House will be the 2,800-square-foot courtyard. It will seat 85 people with six shaded trees, two fountains and a ﬁreplace. “We wanted this bar to be a transformer. We can use it to accommodate for everyone’s needs,” explained Juge. “We can turn into a music venue, a sports bar — it is extremely versatile.” The Pelican House interior is reminiscent of the historical districts of Southern Louisiana. There is an emphasis on

staying true to Southern culture and décor, but they strived to keep an emphasis on Louisiana. There is also a 50-year-old Louisiana pine adorning the interior of Pelican House. “I’m really excited about a new bar coming into town,” said ﬁnance senior Brennan Baldridge. “It’ll be nice to get away from Tigerland and I can’t wait to try a lot of the beers on tap. I really see this bar becoming a destination spot.” Contact Stormy Good at sgood@lsureveille.com

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Shorts not a necessity for spring The phrase “It’s shorts weather” has ﬁnally resurfaced, which means it’s time to tie an anchor to it and send it back to the shadowy depths from whence it came. It is not shorts weather, nor will it ever be — as far as style is concerned. Don’t get CONNOR TARTER me wrong — I Fashion Columnist think shorts are very refreshing and feel great when the weather’s nice, but you won’t see me wearing them to class. Shorts should be relegated to the basketball court, the beach or any other place where physical activity will happen. Otherwise,

it isn’t necessary to expose anything below the knee. Shorts simply give off a boyish feel. It’s difficult to look manly in shorts, especially if they don’t fit. Most of the time, this applies to cargo shorts. Use common sense, gentlemen — only wear cargo shorts if you’re toting cargo. They’re unnecessarily baggy and unflattering to anyone’s figure. Going too far in the other direction can be just as bad. Nobody wants to see your Lieutenant Dangle, chief. If shorts are a must — maybe you have really sweaty calves — approach them the same way you would pants: slim, but not skintight, in solid colors. If shorts didn’t look young already, they’ll

make any man look like a toddler if they’re sporting a plaid pattern. Also, as a general rule of thumb, shorts look better when cut just above the knee. This will make you look slightly taller, and a slim cut will make you look slimmer. Lastly, my greatest warning for shorts is to avoid, at all costs, the travesty that is jorts, or jeanshorts. Just don’t. Connor Tarter is a 21-year-old communication studies junior from Dallas, Texas.

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Check out today’s entertainment blogs at lsureveille.com:

“That Comic Book Guy” gives more tips on how to get started with reading comics. “Tech with Taylor” discusses the departure of the head of Google and Android. Check back later tonight when Taylor talks about the reveal of the new Samsung Galaxy S4.

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lessons and his participation in various orchestra and chamber concerts. “Having Mr. O’Riley at LSU has definitely been a unique experience,” said piano performance senior Sarah Rushing. “Most schools don’t have a concert pianist in residence, especially not one with such a great reputation in so many areas of music.” O’Riley praised the School of Music for the students’ talent and drive. “The spirit and depth and enthusiasm of the students as well as the desire to work is very palpable. There’s a great sense of positivity,” he said. Whether it’s through playing with the young musicians on NPR’s “From the Top” or working with the students here on campus, O’Riley has shown a deep respect for younger musicians throughout his career. “I found working with Mr. O’Riley particularly gratifying because he coupled his great stature as a piano virtuoso with a sincere interest and easy communication with young people like our students,” said associate professor of conducting and director of orchestral studies Carlos Riazuelo.

O’Riley said young people now have an exciting opportunity to integrate the wide range of musical interests available to them through modern-day conveniences such as the Internet. The pianist himself is no stranger to eclecticism, having released several albums of his interpretations of popular music which include Radiohead, Elliot Smith and Nick Drake. “He plays Rachmaninoff and Radiohead equally well and convincingly,” Riazuelo said. “This stylistic versatility singles him out.” O’Riley said these covers are the product of his sheer love for music. For many listeners, however, these recordings serve to bridge the divide between two seemingly disparate worlds of music, introducing younger listeners to the same classical music that inspired artists like Radiohead. O’Riley’s presence at the School of Music will be missed, but the students said they won’t forget the many valuable lessons he has imparted. “If there’s any one thing I’ve taken away from Mr. O’Riley’s teaching, it’s his attention to detail,” Rushing said. She said O’Riley’s emphasis on detail, as well as the importance

then are resurrected years later. “Everything pops up and comes “I’m not trying to say this isn’t a in cycles,” he noted. “There are a lot big deal or we’re not looking forward of young kids I meet now that are to it,” he clarified. “But, you know, starting ska bands in high school.” we’ve been a band Less Than for 21 years. We Jake’s future plans ‘Everything pops up consist of traveling don’t really have a lot to prove going and comes in cycles.’ to Europe to play in there. Either you shows and festivals, Chris DeMakes like our band or you which DeMakes don’t.” lead singer/guitarist, Less Than Jake said he looks forDeMakes said ward to because he’s noticed a dwindling of ska and they’re “much better organized.” punk bands in recent years because, The band is currently writing like anything else, genres get played songs for a new album and will try out. to make it into the recording studio The bands that follow the latest in either May or June. He said the altrend or “the flavor of the month” bum is set to release in the fall, most usually fall by the wayside because likely late September. they don’t follow their heart, he said. He explained this fad isn’t exclusive to the ska/punk scene and happens across the board. Contact Taylor Schoen at However, he believes like most styles or trends, things die out and tschoen@lsureveille.com

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he places on the individual voice of an artist, helped her to zero in on her own interpretation of Brahms’ “Op. 116,” which they worked on together. The “Goldberg Variations” that O’Riley will be playing Monday night are widely considered to be the finest example of the variation form, and the collection is the only piece that Bach wrote in this form. O’Riley said the piece, originally for the harpsichord, is said to have been written by Bach for a Russian ambassador to cheer him up during bouts of insomnia. He said the piece is anything but sleepy though, featuring lively, cheerful passages that convey a positive tone.

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Christopher O’Riley will give a farewell performance at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the LSU School of Music. O’Riley has spent his last three years working with University students.

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Sequester: $85.4 billion – America: 0 Sequester only divides Republicans and Democrats, hurting constituents

THE GEG STAND MIKE GEGENHEIMER Columnist The sequester is nothing but a game of political mudslinging that leaves the American people facedown in the pit of oozing black sludge. Whether the $85.4 billion of across-the-board cuts — $1.2 trillion over 10 years — will actually have the apocalyptic effect some Washington suits claim is not the real concern. The sequester’s sole purpose is to pose such a harsh punishment that both sides of the aisle would be forced to come together in agreement. So why were Americans not relieved of this game of legislative chicken? Because Republicans didn’t want to save America of its burden, and President Barack Obama let them. The sequester was conceived by some White House ideologue who actually had the audacity to believe Democrats and Republicans would rather come to an agreement than punish their constituents. The nerve of some people, huh? For conservatives, the sequester — which could cost as many as 2.14 million American jobs — was a win-win situation. Either: A) The cuts actually aid the economy, and the Grand Old Party gets bragging rights for the next half century, or B) The cuts tank the economy on Obama’s watch. I’d like to believe Republicans thought the former option would be the case. However, after seeing a slew

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of Internet attack ads geared toward connecting House and Senate Democrats to the cuts and every Republican speaking in the past month doing so in front of billboards with the phrase “Obamaquester,” all signs point to the latter. Republicans wouldn’t connect the sequester with their political opponents if they thought it would work. Republicans proposed legislation that would give some direction to the cuts instead of letting them run bull-in-a-china-shopstyle through half of Washington. True, but it was nothing more than political gesturing that conservatives knew no Democrat would touch. This way, Republicans get to say they at least tried while the president played the

blame game. House Republicans proposed a plan that cuts revenue without raising taxes, but the main act of the Toomey-Inhofe Bill’s political song-and-dance slashes Obama’s healthcare bill along with a slew of other entitlement programs. Obama and his party have to begin seeing entitlement reform as a reasonable inevitability instead of the first knot in the noose. However, drastic cuts would be the party’s executioner. The proposal also suggested Obama hand-selected which cuts would take place. However, restrictions in the bill limited the areas of the budget the president could cut. This would be the equivalent of Obama volunteering for the

firing squad. It would put the entirety of blame from the cuts on his face alone with every single department included beginning an offensive in battleground states from sea to shining sea — all the while the GOP sits back and says, “Hey, we didn’t make the cuts.” Even Republican Sen. John McCain criticized the bill for giving congressional budgetary powers to the executive branch. The only proposal anywhere near the center of the aisle was the Simpson-Bowles plan that called for $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade — about three-fourths coming from spending cuts and another $600 billion in revenue increases — as well as moderate reforms to healthcare and the reduction or elimination

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of certain tax breaks. One of the biggest disappointments in the entire debacle was Obama’s utter lack of executive leadership within his own party. He clearly thought Republicans would agree to anything rather than allow cuts to the military. And when they didn’t, he froze. What’s worse is he began to try and align the sequester with Republicans instead of trying to fix the problem. Congress should have been locked in the chamber for a month before these cuts actually took effect. Republican leaders shouldn’t have been given the opportunity to skip town to avoid a vote. The heating in Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office should have been turned to Sub-Saharan before this punishment came to fruition. What’s worse is Reid limited both parties to only one proposal each. I’m sorry, but isn’t the point of a democracy to have choices? Maybe there’s more than one idea that could be beneficial to our economic crisis. Why is America being punished because 535 men and women in Washington can’t agree on anything? Because 535 men and women in Washington care more about watching their opponents lose than seeing America win. Mike Gegenheimer is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from New Orleans.

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Ryan Budget strips poor, middle class of vital programs SHARE THE WEALTH JAY MEYERS Columnist Here is House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s new budget proposal in one sentence: Implement the same ideas that he and Mitt Romney campaigned on for the presidency in 2012. It contains the same misguided and destructive budget policies Americans cast their ballots against four months ago — imposing huge burdens on seniors, the poor and children, while massively slashing taxes for the rich. Specifically, Ryan’s plan would cut taxes by approximately $4.6 trillion, with most of those tax cuts helping those that earn $200,000 or more in annual income, according to the Economic Policy Institute. His plan would cut projected spending growth over the next decade by roughly $5 trillion, primarily focusing on Medicare, Medicaid and food assistance programs. In effect, Ryan’s proposals are Robin Hood in reverse, as it is increasingly clear he intends to balance our national deficit by disproportionately burdening the poor. While we do indeed have a $1 trillion deficit, the question is: What’s the appropriate type of action we should take from

this figure? What Ryan and Republicans want you to believe is that our current deficit warrants immediate action, as they believe it is indicative of America’s unsustainable fiscal position. Mostly, they scaremonger about the possibility of an “imminent” debt crisis similar to that of Greece, although they have been predicting this exact type of scenario for years and it keeps failing to come to fruition. In fact, the U.S. is experiencing the complete opposite of a debt crisis. The yields on government bonds are at historic lows, which is essentially the cost of borrowing money. This is a result of both domestic and foreign investors flooding into the market to purchase our debt. Obviously, this would not be the case if people were actually concerned about the full faith and credit of the United States. Ryan and Republicans realize this, so they’re marching to the beat of a different drum: Now, they use the deficit to argue that we can’t afford essential government programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. This, as I mentioned earlier, completely corresponds with the Ryan Budget, as the bulk of his savings comes from slashing entitlement programs. It’s important to understand how wrong this notion is. The U.S. has a long-term

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House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., holds up a copy of the 2014 Budget Resolution on Tuesday as he speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

budget problem as a result of an aging society and the skyrocketing cost of healthcare. However, the current deficit is not at all a consequence of our aforementioned problem. More importantly, it has nothing to with the viability of our entitlement programs. Rather, the current deficit mainly reflects how terrible our

unemployment situation is. With massive unemployment rates since the recession, the U.S. has had to temporarily increase spending because more people qualify for unemployment insurance and other governmental programs like food stamps and Medicaid. On top of this, the newly unemployed are no longer paying

payroll, federal or state income taxes, so we have far less revenue coming in. In reality, what we need to fix the deficit is a solid economic recovery that puts more Americans back to work. Unfortunately, however, Ryan’s plan will do nothing of the sort. The considerable spending cuts contained in his plan will undoubtedly place a huge damper on economic growth, possibly sending us back into a recession. What Ryan’s budget intends to do is fundamentally change the role government plays in America, which is exactly what he and Romney would have tried to accomplish had they succeeded in the 2012 presidential election. But they didn’t. Americans voted for the other guy, because they obviously thought he had better ideas. So when hearing talk of Ryan’s budget plan, you should take it for what it is: yet another deceitful bid by the Republican Party to shift public opinion into getting rid of essential government programs that protect poor and middle-class Americans. Jay Meyers is a 20-year-old economics sophomore from Shreveport. Contact Jay Meyers at jmeyers@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_jmeyers

Paul’s 13-hour filibuster should shame liberals MANUFACTURING DISCONTENT DAVID SCHEUERMANN Columnist Democrats during the Bush administration championed themselves as defenders of freedom and civil liberties. The Patriot Act was widely vilified by liberals at the time; the National Security Agency’s warrantless wiretap program was considered a great offense and extraordinary rendition was abhorrent. Then President Barack Obama was elected. Almost overnight, discussions about civil liberties and the growing powers of the executive branch came to a halt in Congress. Last week, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., tried to bring these issues back in focus. Paul’s 13-hour filibuster of now-CIA Director John Brennan’s nomination highlighted the extreme powers held by the executive branch since 9/11. He asked the president if it was legal to use a drone to assassinate an American on U.S. soil. In one

day, Paul referenced drones more than Congress ever has, according to The Atlantic. Attorney General Eric Holder had previously responded to Paul’s questioning, stating while there is no plan to use weaponized drones on U.S. soil, there may be an “extraordinary circumstance” which would “authorize the military to use lethal force” within the country. Holder later told Paul it was not possible to assassinate an American non-combatant with a drone. It’s easy to hear that and think “that’s reasonable,” but this is a legal issue, and anyone familiar with law knows vague terms like “extraordinary circumstance” need reasonable definitions to be understood. Already, the administration has used vague legal terms to justify the assassination of Anwar alAwlaki, the American citizen and radical cleric. The most offensive was its definition of what constituted an “imminent threat.” In a paper released just last month, the administration claimed the condition that a terrorist leader who poses an “imminent threat ... does not require the United States to have clear

evidence that a specific attack on U.S. persons and interests will take place in the immediate future.” And it’s widely known that “militants” killed by the administration’s overseas drone strikes are simply “all military-aged males in a strike zone,” regardless of innocence. Yet that didn’t stop The Washington Post’s editorial board from calling Paul “paranoid” for being unhappy with Holder’s answer, nor MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell from making similar claims of paranoia about Paul’s “wild imaginings.” However, the issue was never the immediate threat of a drone strike on American soil, and anyone who frames it that way is creating a straw man. The issue is about the danger of giving the president the power to assassinate American citizens he or she accuses of being a terrorist without any oversight. The issue is about what the longterm effects of this power might be in a seemingly indefinite war against an abstract. The issue is about what this precedent sets for a future president who may not be quite as subdued.

Nonetheless, many liberals rallied around these ad hominem attacks and red herrings about Paul’s other policies (many of which I don’t agree with either). So quickly, liberal Democrats have assumed the role Republicans held during Bush’s presidency. I remember when criticism of the Patriot Act and the warrantless wiretaps were based around accusations of paranoia. The old adage “if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear” was thrown around often as an attempt to criticize those fearful of over-reaching executive power. Paul’s filibuster flipped this scenario, showing the true colors of Democrats as spineless partisans lacking in any sort of conviction. It’s as though liberal elites, from the intelligentsia to the media, have become so enamored by Obama they’ve gotten tunnel vision. Here’s a president who is intelligent and articulate, who can make the country look better in the eyes of the world and who is progressive on social issues. Nevermind that Obama hasn’t done all that much with

social issues, nevermind that “Obamacare” was a Heritage Foundation plan and nevermind that his foreign policy and love of secrecy is straight out of Bush’s playbook. Even Brennan, the nominee so vigorously defended, endorsed torture under Bush, supported the FISA Amendments Act and led the drone program. Of course, there are outliers like Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who had made seven attempts over two years to see the White House’s legal backing for drones. And Monday, House Democrats demanded the Obama administration that release information on its use of drone strikes. However, the Democrats need to do more in order to win back the civil liberties crowd. They need to grow a pair and stand up to the president. David Scheuermann is a 21-yearold journalism and computer science junior from Kenner.

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Thursday, March 14, 2013 BUDGET, from page 1 budget titled statutory dedications, said Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin. “I’ve been here a long time and haven’t ever seen a budget constructed like this,” said Interim System President and Chancellor William “Bill” Jenkins. “It’s really different.” When statutory dedications are added to a department’s budget, the money is considered one-time money because it’s not part of the general fund, which is made up of annual, recurring money funded by taxpayer dollars, Erwin said. About $348 million within statutory dedications depends on contracts being signed, sales being made and other processes that could potentially not happen, rendering whatever money falls through unavailable for use in the higher education budget, said LSU System Chief Financial Ofﬁcer Wendy Simoneaux. Simoneaux said non-recurring funds present two problems: what the budget will look like next year, and if the money will come through. “We believe that the reforms we have proposed have value in their own right, and we also believe it’s important to utilize available dollars to protect higher education – they are dollars that can be used just like General Fund, and we have every conﬁdence that they will be available,” said assistant commissioner for Policy and Communications in the Division of Administration Michael DiResto in an email. Simoneaux said the Board of Regents has not traditionally used non-recurring funds in the funding

formula, but it is including the money out of necessity. There are too many moving parts to know where they are with the budget and allocations right now, Simoneaux said. “Usually, the Board of Regents only allocates to campuses from recurring money, but this year significantly more of our budget is from one-time funds,” Simoneaux said. “The problem is: how do you allocate money that might not be there?” If the money doesn’t materialize, universities would receive a midyear budget cut to compensate, Simoneaux said. “Things have to happen before we get that money,” Simoneaux said. “If these things don’t go through, the whole state isn’t going to share in that non-funding, it would just be higher education. If it doesn’t materialize, it comes from us.” However, even if all the nongeneral fund money does materialize, the amount used in the funding formula will decline $85 million from the previous fiscal year, a decrease of 14.6 percent, according to Board of Regents documents. “As long as you’re rearranging dollars to fill a hole, you’ll have the same problem next year,” Erwin said. “This is not a good thing, and they did the same thing last year. We’ve been cutting and cutting every year, and it’s gotten tighter and tighter.” University leaders say they expect the Board of Regents to determine university appropriations soon. Contact Alyson Gaharan at agaharan@lsureveille.com

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own stamp on the job. “Whichever cardinal gets elected pope, they all share a common set of values, a common set of understandings,” Stine said. Stine stressed the signiﬁcance of Bergoglio choosing the name Francis, a reference to St. Francis of Assisi. St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, merchants and ecology, was a spiritual reformer with a humble lifestyle, Stine said, and the new pope’s name choice reﬂects his dedication to this ideal. International trade and

page 19 ﬁnance senior and outreach minister at Christ the King Ben Domingue agreed that the selection of a nonEuropean pope is a good thing. “It’s not just a bunch of old white men who sit up in the church in Rome,” Domingue said. Domingue said he is pleased Francis will be the church’s ﬁrst Jesuit pope because they are considered the “thinkers” of the Catholic faith. “A lot of people think science and reason are real and that Catholicism and religion are fairytales,” Domingue said. “Faith and reason line up with the Jesuits.” Katie Richard, mass

communication junior, called the selection of a pope with a non-European background necessary, saying Francis’ Latin American background could help to revitalize and rekindle the “fire of faith” because Latin American Catholics’ faith tends to be so powerful. “St. Francis is so humble and so loving, and that was referenced in the first five minutes of the first words the pope spoke,” Richard said. “I think it was just perfect.”

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